Every Friday: 
Aloha Fridays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  A free hands-on demonstration lesson is given in a cultural craft that will vary from week to week. Held at VAC Gallery porch in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  All events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Friday Evenings:
Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk.  Stroll through the many art galleries in historic Old Town Hanapepe and meet the local artists from 6-9 p.m.  Enjoy a wide variety of shopping, local vendors, several restaurants, art galleries, stilt walkers, classics cars, live music and entertainment.  For information call (808) 335-6469.

Friday Evenings:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. October 4 – Kaua`i’s Slack Key; October 11 – Dreams Come True; October 18 – Gifts of the Ancestors; October 25 – Legends of Slack Key.  Free gift drawing.  Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors).  A portion of the proceeds supports the Hale Halawai Ohana `O Hanalei.  Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei.  4 to 6 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit www.mcmasterslackkey.com.

Friday, October 4: 
Mealani’s Taste of the Hawaiian Range.  The 6-8 p.m. event showcases the isle’s grass-fed beef industry while bringing together local ranchers, farmers, restaurateurs and eager eaters to celebrate a bounty of locally produced food. Thirty five of the state’s top chefs will prepare delectable dishes using grass-fed beef, pork, lamb, goat, mutton and wild boar—plus a cornucopia of fresh island fruit, veggies, honey, spices and beverages.  Learn how to use and prepare 100 percent pasture-raised beef at a 3 p.m. at Grass-Fed Beef Cooking 101. Hilton Waikoloa Village, 69-425 Waikoloa Beach Dr., Waikoloa Beach.  For information call (808) 969-8228 or visit www.tasteofthehawaiianrange.com.

Thursday – Sunday, October 3 – 6:
Maui County Fair and Parade.  The 91st Maui County Fair starts off with an old fashion county parade starting at 4:30 p.m. along Ka`ahumanu Ave., turning on Kanaloa Ave. into the fairgrounds at the War Memorial Complex. The fair will feature rides, entertainment, food and craft vendors, dancers and so much more!  Admission $7.  War Memorial Complex. 700 Halia Nakoa St., Wailuku.  For information call (808) 242-2721 or visit www.mauifair.com.

Every Wednesday & Thursday, 1 – 4 PM:
Helping paws VISITOR volunteer program at the Maui Humane Society Shelter in Pu`unene in central Maui on Mokulele Highway between Kihei and Kahului. FOR MAUI VISITORS ONLY (not residents).  Visitors can offer a “helping paw” to homeless animals at the Maui Humane Society shelter doing such activities as walking dogs, bathing puppies, brushing cats, or playing with puppies and kittens. Participants are requested to arrive by 1 p.m. and recommended to wear close-toed shoes and comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting “mussed” or dirty. Children aged 10 to17 are welcome when accompanied by a supervising adult for the duration of the volunteer session. For more information contact volunteer@MauiHumaneSociety.org; call (808) 877-3680, ext. 14; or visit www.mauihumanesociety.org.

Every Wednesday: 
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert.  Host and slack key guitar master George Kahumoku, Jr. is joined by renowned slack key masters who are true ambassadors of their music, their culture and their land for an evening of traditional Hawaiian songs and authentic “talk-story”.  October 2 – Owana Salazar; October 9 – Sonny Lim; October 16 – 10^th Anniversary Celebration! George Kahumoku, Bobby Ingano, Richard Ho`opi`i; October 23 – Ledward Ka`apana; October 30 – Dennis Kamakahi. Seating is limited. Dinner/Show packages are available. Pavilion at the Napili Kai Beach Resort, Napili. 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information call (888) 669-3858 or visit www.slackkeyshow.com.

Every Wednesday: 
Hawai`iana Live.  A 45-minute cultural tourism program hosted by Leilehua Yuen. It features live on stage presentations that share the history and traditions of the Hawaiian culture through storytelling, film, music, oli (chant) and hula. Palace Theater, 38 Haili Street, Hilo.  11 a.m. Admission is $5, Keiki 12 & under, free.  For information call (808) 934-7010 or visit www.hilopalace.com.

Daily Throughout the Month of October: 
Nightmare at Dole Plantation.  Featuring three unique haunted attractions; “13” – A haunted house of thirteen unlucky plantation curses. Complete with live actors, Hollywood props and costumes, intense audio, horror movie set design and more; “Trail of Terror” – Crazed creatures lurk behind every dark corner of the garden maze that may have no escape; “Nightmare Express” (Tickets available for purchase only at the door.) – Hop aboard this fright-filled train ride through fields of pineapple and bone-chilling horrors. You will never know who or what you will run into.  Dole Plantation, 64-1550 Kamehameha Hwy (99), Wahiawa (about 40 minutes from Waikiki).   Sundays – Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Enter at your own risk.  Not recommended for children under 13.  No refunds.  For tickets and information visit www.hauntedhousehawaii.com.

Ongoing, Daily: 
Free Onsite Coral Reef Naturalist Program.  Learn the names of fish you’ve seen while snorkeling and how to protect Maui’s coral reefs at Pacific Whale Foundation’s free Coral Reef Information Station. 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Wailea’s Ulua Beach. For information call (808) 249-8811 ext. 1.